Sr. Crude Trader
Singapore, 01, SG
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Job Role Summary
We are seeking a highly commercial and results-driven Crude Oil Trader to join our global trading organization. This role is responsible for originating, executing, and managing physical and paper crude transactions across international markets while optimizing value through arbitrage, blending, storage, and derivatives strategies. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong track record of profitability, disciplined risk management, and the ability to grow strategic trading positions.
Job Role Responsibilities
- Execute physical crude trades across regional and international markets, including spot, term, and structured transactions.
- Develop and implement paper trading strategies using futures, swaps, and options to enhance margins and hedge exposure.
- Identify arbitrage opportunities across geographies, grades, logistics systems, and time spreads.
- Build and maintain relationships with producers, refiners, national oil companies, brokers, and shipping counterparts.
- Partner closely with scheduling, operations, risk, and finance teams to ensure flawless trade execution.
- Optimize asset value including storage, and marine logistics where applicable.
- Manage risk within delegated limits and maintain strict compliance with internal governance.
- Generate new business opportunities and expand trading flows in line with company strategy.
- Provide market intelligence and contribute to forward trading views.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5+ years of crude oil trading experience with meaningful physical exposure.
- Demonstrated, verifiable track record of P&L generation and business growth.
- Deep understanding of global crude benchmarks (WTI, Brent, Dubai) and regional market dynamics.
- Strong derivatives knowledge and experience integrating paper and physical strategies.
- Established industry relationships and reputation for execution reliability.
- Advanced commercial judgment with strong analytical capability.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Preferred Attributes
- Entrepreneurial mindset with disciplined risk-taking.
- Proven ability to perform in fast-moving, high-value environments.
- Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- High integrity and strong control mindset.
- Collaborative approach with the confidence to lead trading ideas.
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